Our stretch of dry and windy weather continues today, with much of the region, including Denver, under a Red Flag Warning through this evening. This means gusty winds and low humidity values will combine to lead to high fire danger across much of the state once again today. The Front Range will be on the dry and windy side of what could be a significant severe weather day across the central high plains. While the northern mountains could see some rain and snow Friday, much of the heaviest rain

A combination of factors lead to an urban firestorm in Boulder County Thursday's wind and subsequent firestorm that ripped through the suburbs of northwest Denver have left us all feeling some degree of helpless and awestruck in its aftermath. While the extreme wind from the downslope or Chinook wind event on December 30th was a key ingredient to a fire that quickly grew out of control, it couldn't have been possible without the backdrop of one of the region's warmest and driest six month peri

All High Wind Warnings have finally been dropped after a day featuring hour after hour of relentless wind and gusts to 100 mph along the Front Range. Still, gusty winds continue along the Front Range and urban corridor, and will do so through the middle of the night before dying down toward morning. A look at wind reports from NCAR shows gusts have dropped off from 90 mph in the 40 mph range, with sustained winds subsiding as well. We are headed in the right direction, but several more difficu

*** This post will be updated through the afternoon. *** Multiple fires are burning outside of Boulder, Colorado putting homes and lives at risk. Highways, including U.S. 36 are closed, and evacuation orders are in place for Superior, Colorado, which has a population of roughly 13,000 people, and Louisville, Colorado. Additional evacuations are possible through the afternoon and evening. Latest evacuation map: 5:15pm: As many as 600 homes have been burned in the fire as it continues into th

Latest satellite imagery shows plenty of clouds to our north as big changes are set to arrive later tonight and Sunday to Northern Colorado. Ahead of these changes, clear skies, dry air, and westerly winds – all combining for yet another day of extreme fire danger across much of the state, including for the East Troublesome Fire and Cameron Peak Fire where we've already seen winds gusting to 40 mph today.

Yes, we'll be talking snow in today's update, but first... another day and half of windy weather, low humidities, and high fire danger to work through before the change arrives. Conditions will be especially dangerous for fire activity across the mountains on Saturday, with the SPC including much of the state in its Elevated Fire Weather outlook for tomorrow. A Red Flag Warning goes into effect tonight for the northern Front Range mountains, and continues through 7pm Saturday. This includes th

As we discussed in last night's update , the East Troublesome Fire grew substantially yesterday, with an estimated growth at 6,000 acres an hour at times yesterday evening according to the Grand County Sheriff. Today the fire is estimated at just 5% contained. > Latest satellite info shows increased fire intensity on the #EastTroubleso

The East Troublesome Fire continues to grow at a rapid pace this evening, and is now forcing the immediate evacuation of portions of Grand Lake and surrounding areas. According to the National Weather Service in Boulder the fire has been reported as close as Columbine Lake on the town's west side. Latest imagery would confirm that the fire is quickly approaching Grand Lake if not already impacting it directly. This is a quickl

The Cal Wood Fire northwest of Boulder has forced the mandatory evacuation of Jamestown today as yet another fire burns out of control in Colorado's Front Range mountains. Latest reports indicate that U.S.36 north of Boulder has now been closed, with flames approaching or even moving east of the highway. For a list of road closures and evacuation orders for this fire follow Boulder OEM here: https://twitter.com/BoulderOEM. You can find a map of evacuation and pre-evacuation areas here: https: